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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Nigeria’s 774 local governments collected a net N4.3 trillion from the Federation Account between January and August 2026. Data compiled by research firm Nairalytics on Friday shows annualised council allocations set to reach N6.5 trillion by year-end, marking a 22.7 per cent surge over the N5.3 trillion recorded in 2025. The sharp fiscal expansion reflects…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a $ 5,000 reward on 30 October 2026 for information that could lead to the arrest of Emuobosan Emanuella Hall. The 46-year-old Nigerian national vanished in transit while attempting to dodge an eight-year federal prison sentence for complex financial fraud and romance schemes. US District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown…
Financial technology giant OPay made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on 30 October 2026, raising 304 million dollars through an initial public offering that values the firm at 4 billion dollars. Co-Chief Executive Officer Lars Rahbaek Boilesen joined veteran Nigerian regulator Shamsuddeen Usman in Manhattan to ring the opening bell under the…
 Spain’s transport minister rejects resignation calls as the country mourns at least 69 victims killed in a high-speed rail collision near Toledo, the nation’s worst train disaster in over a decade. Emergency response teams pulled debris from the mangled wreckage of two high-speed passenger trains near the central Spanish town of Urda, marking the aftermath…
 A Kenyan national’s American dream culminated in a federal indictment as US authorities uncover a massive $130 million student aid fraud ring operating across borders. Francis Mogambi arrived in the United States in May 2024 carrying the ordinary aspirations of a lottery winner. Having secured a visa through the official Diversity Visa programme, he transitioned…
High-growth aggressive pension funds delivered single-month investment returns exceeding 20 per cent in September, according to figures released by the National Pension Commission on 29 October 2026. PenCom Director-General Omolola Oloworaran announced the performance metrics during the launch of National Pension Week in Abuja. Equities and high-yielding money market assets drove the surge in retirement…
Senior non-teaching staff in Nigerian universities threatened a fresh national strike on 30 October 2026 over unpaid salary adjustments and withheld entitlements. Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities President Mohammed Ibrahim issued the ultimatum in Abuja, demanding immediate payment of the thirty-five per cent salary review agreed in 2023. Union leaders rejected federal delays, warning…
Gunmen killed four residents during a late-night raid on Sabon Angwa village in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on 29 October 2026. Armed gangs stormed the farming settlement near Bet and Zat around midnight, shooting indiscriminately at fleeing villagers. The violence erupted barely two days after suspected militia groups murdered seven…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has reassured supporters that he will work closely with his vice-presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to move the country forward if elected in 2027. Obi gave the assurance on Thursday during a town hall meeting in Enugu, where he engaged supporters and stakeholders on the…
The recent consecutive deaths of veteran screen actors and pioneering directors have once again plunged the Nigerian creative community into mourning. Taiwo Ogogo Hasan, Olu Jacobs, Francis Duru, and Alex Ekubo are just a few of the actors Nigeria has lost this year. Social media feeds are flooded with tributes, archival clips, and eulogies celebrating…